Compare towns
Hampden vs Hermon vs Jackson vs Ogunquit
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampden has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Hermon has the most renters (24.8% rent).
Jackson has the most affordable homes ($232k median).
Ogunquit has grown the fastest since 2010 (+76.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Hampden | Hermon | Jackson | Ogunquit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 7,896Highest |
6,727 |
567Lowest |
1,379 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.2%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+19.3% ME: +2.6% |
+11.3% ME: +2.6% |
+76.8%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 41±2.9 8% below ME |
41.1±4.7 8% below ME |
37.7±5.8Lowest 16% below ME |
62.8±4.8Highest 40% above ME |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±5.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.6%±4.6 ME: 18.1% |
17.1%±4.3 ME: 18.1% |
5.7%±3.2Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Hampden and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3.6Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
17.5%±4.7 ME: 22.4% |
43.6%±10.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.9% ME: 36.2% |
37.6%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
41.9% ME: 36.2% |
63.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±2.3Highest ME: 5.8% |
4.8%±2.1 ME: 5.8% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Hampden and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,959±$13k 50% above ME |
$96,629±$22k 29% above ME |
$75,167±$19kLowest about the ME average |
$114,259±$56kHighest 53% above ME |
| Ogunquit and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,300±$38k about the ME average |
$333,600±$32k 12% above ME |
$231,500±$16kLowest 22% below ME |
$875,700±$79kHighest 195% above ME |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,286±$317 13% above ME |
$1,406±$202Highest 23% above ME |
$629±$12Lowest 45% below ME |
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| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,694 22% above ME |
$2,761 9% below ME |
$2,651Lowest 13% below ME |
$4,473Highest 47% above ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.2%±15.1 ME: 48.4% |
28.2%±19.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
6.3%±60.5 ME: 48.4% |
0%±61.1Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Hermon and Hampden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% ME: 10.7% |
6.8% ME: 10.7% |
13.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
3.2%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7% ME: 74.3% |
75.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
78.6% ME: 74.3% |
94.3%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 5 yrs newer than ME |
2000Highest 23 yrs newer than ME |
1993 16 yrs newer than ME |
1978Lowest 1 yr newer than ME |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 7% below ME |
23 minLowest 8% below ME |
35 minHighest 41% above ME |
26 min 7% above ME |
| Work from home | 21.3%±5.5 ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.2Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.3%±6.5 ME: 15.9% |
43.3%±12.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #6 of 133 in ME | #54 of 133 in ME | — | — |
| School district | RSU 22 | Hermon Public Schools | — | — |
| High school in town | Hampden Academy | Hermon High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
14.6Lowest |
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.